Zhe Wei

Zhe Wei received the B.S. degree in industrial design from Northeastern University, Shenyang, China, in 2004, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical design and theory from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, in 2009. He was the Dean of the Research Institute and the Chief Process Information Officer with Sany Heavy Equipment Company Ltd., from 2009 to 2014. From 2014 to 2018, he was an Associate Professor with the State Key Laboratory of Synthetical Automation for Process Industries, Northeastern University. He is currently a Professor with the School of Mechanical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang, and the Director of the Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing and Industrial Robotics in Liaoning Province. His current research interests include human–robot interaction, virtual reality, digital twins, and intelligent design and manufacturing.